New Era

June 1999

Volume 29, Number 6

Contents

• The Message: Measuring Up
  Elder Rex D. Pinegar
  Growth isn’t always measured by a mark on the wall. The true measures of our success or growth come from within.

• The Fruits of My Labors
  Aaron J. Tolson
  His grandfather gave him something more than money; he taught him how to work.

• Idea List: Summer Testimony Shape-up
  Tamara Leatham Bailey
  No seminary for the summer? Here are some ways to keep in tip-top spiritual shape.

• The Ultimate Road Trip
  Laury Livsey
  Nick Robinson had to choose: a prestigious high school basketball camp or youth conference.

• Q&A: Questions and Answers
  During the school year I have seminary every day to help me keep my testimony strong. During the summer, what can I do on my own to stay spiritually fit?

• Mormonad: Refresh Yourself

• Summer Here, Summer There
  Get the most out of your summer—in service, in good works, and in spirituality.

• Setting Up Camp
  Lisa M. G. Crockett
  Young Women from the Fort Apache Reservation branches get together for a great girls’ camp.

• Scripture Lifeline: Making Friends with Moroni
  Jeanette Waite Bennett
  The more she read, the more real he became.

• Mormonisms

• The Bulletin Board

• Fiction: The Fun House
  Gayle Lee Olsen
  Having fun was all he wanted, until he discovered that serving his ward’s children brought real happiness.

• Long-Distance Service
  Julie DuVall
  Packing up supplies in Salt Lake City helped teens reach out to the people of Urubamba, Peru.

• Feedback
  Letters to the editors

• Poem: Visitor
  Marin Forbis Barney

• Photo of the Month
  Darin Roberts

Cover: Summer is a great time to relax, but don’t dream away the days. Spend some time in activities that are good for you and good for others. See “Summer Here, Summer There,” p. 20. Cover photography: Steve Bunderson (front), Jed Clark (back).